2025 Predictions Series: What You Need to Know to Prepare for Digital Transformation Success in the New Year
As we step into 2025, the landscape of digital transformation is set to evolve dramatically. This article explores three pivotal trends that will shape the future: the intensifying battle for talent, a renewed focus on growth, and the transformative power of AI. These insights will equip your organization with the knowledge needed to navigate the challenges and seize the opportunities of the coming year. Join us as we delve into these trends and discover how to achieve digital transformation success in 2025.
Navisite, Part of Accenture, has been a digital transformation partner for growing and global brands for 25 years. Our team operates at the forefront of innovation every day, bringing unparalleled expertise across a wide spectrum—from leading application providers like SAP, ServiceNow, and Oracle, to major cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. This expertise, combined with our deep technical proficiency in areas including migration, cloud cost optimization, automation, and data analytics, make our subject matter experts uniquely positioned to identify emerging trends and anticipate developments shaping the future.
We want to share this knowledge to equip organizations with the insights needed for a successful 2025—and this is exactly what our predictions blog series aims to do. To kick off the series, our first post examines general technology trends that we believe will impact organizations in the coming year. Take a look:
- Resource constraints will create a battle for talent.
As organizations increasingly embark on modernization and transformation projects, the demand for skilled talent is set to outpace supply, leading to heightened competition for qualified professionals. This issue is exacerbated by the fact that many skilled resources are shifting their focus toward emerging fields like artificial intelligence (AI) and other cutting-edge technologies, which are perceived as more innovative and lucrative. Consequently, traditional process enablement technologies and roles, such as enterprise resource planning system expertise, may experience a talent drain.
The net result will be a battle for talent. Organizations will need to adopt creative strategies to address these resource constraints. For example, leveraging digital transformation partners, managed services or third-party experts, or investing in upskilling existing employees.
2. A renewed focus on growth.
In recent years, economic uncertainty has forced organizations to prioritize cost containment, freezing ambitious projects. While this approach has helped weather challenging times, it’s a temporary strategy that doesn’t support long-term sustainability. As the saying goes, “you cannot save your way to prosperity.” In 2025, many organizations will recognize the need to shift gears and prioritize growth if they wish to remain competitive in an evolving market.
Fueled by more macroeconomic enthusiasm, we’ll see a renewed focus on growth that will lead to a resurgence in innovation-driven investments, expansion into new markets, and greater emphasis on digital transformation initiatives. Organizations will reevaluate their mid- to long-term strategies, identifying opportunities to align their operations with long-term growth objectives.
3. AI will inspire organizations to revise IT and business plans.
AI has reached a tipping point, evolving from a buzzword into a transformative force reshaping industries worldwide. As AI technologies mature, their potential to drive automation, predictive analytics, and intelligent decision-making will compel organizations to reassess their IT roadmaps and business strategies. Similar to historical disruptors like the Y2K phenomenon or introduction of the internet, AI’s rapid advancement will demand proactive planning and foresight from leadership.
In 2025, we’ll likely see businesses forming dedicated AI strategies that outline near- and long-term objectives. These plans may include piloting AI-driven initiatives, assessing risks and opportunities, and addressing ethical considerations. Leadership teams will be tasked with exploring how AI can improve efficiency, enhance customer experiences, and foster innovation. While large-scale AI adoption may still be years away for some organizations, having a clear perspective and readiness plan will be essential for staying competitive in an AI-powered world.
Embracing the opportunities of 2025 highlights that the battle for talent, a renewed focus on growth, and the transformative power of AI will be pivotal in shaping the future of digital transformation. By understanding and preparing for these trends, organizations can stay ahead of the curve and achieve lasting success.
Incorporating AI to enable outcomes can seamlessly be added to your 2025 roadmap with minimal disruption to your business operations. Discover how Navisite’s expertise can support this transition and drive success in the coming year.
Stay tuned for upcoming posts that will delve deeper into specific predictions for SAP, ServiceNow, and Oracle.
Tom is the Director for Cloud Product Management at Navisite and responsible for Navisite’s cloud product portfolio. Tom brings years of experience developing cloud solutions in a variety of consulting roles and a strong technical background to his role at Navisite, where he oversees the development of solutions to help customers modernize their enterprise workloads and adopt best-fit cloud platforms and technologies tailored to their business. Tom is an AWS certified Professional Solution Architect and the Well-Architected Lead at Navisite.